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HREECHEER DEAD.


ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE MEN
Of THE TINES GONE,
New York, March S,-Honry Ward |
Beecher died this morning, He be-
gan to sink slowly after midnight and
the watchers at his bedside soon saw
that the end was near. Beecher pass.
ed quietly away while asleep, He
never recovered consciousness after
paralysis Supplied his mind. 1t is OF
course too early yet to obtain any
thing definite as to the funeral but
the interment will probably be in
Greenwood. Beecher never bought a
lot there, but his children and some of
his grandchildren lie on Evergreen
hill, in the plot of Mrs. John 7, How
ard Beecher's twin babies died on
the same day, when the afterwards ia
nous preacher was young and poor
and comparatively unknown. He
was living at the time in Mr. How
ards house and was given space on
Evergreen hill, Possibly Plymouth
church, or the citizens of Brooklyn at
large, will buy a plot and erect hand
some monument.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher died
in the presence of his family Those
present at his bedside were Col. H.
B. Beecher, his wife, his daughters,
Hattie and Daisy, and son Henry
Ward Beecher; Miss Edith Beecher,
w. G. Beecher and wife, Rev. Samuel
Scoville, Mrs. S. Scoville, eldest daugh-
ter OF Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Miss
Scoyille, who has just come from the
Pacific Slope; Miss Bullard, Rev. S.
B. Halliday and wife; Bella, the
Scotch nurse who has been with the
family many years and was special
favorite OF the deceased preacher; the
male nurse Riorden, Deacon S. Y.
White, f. A. Seccomb, one of the trus-
tees Of Plymouth Church, and Mayor
; j. B. Pond. The funeral will take
place in Greenwood, Thursday.
In accordance with the wishes OF
Mr.. Beecher no Grape was hung on
the door, but instead, wreath oil
beautiful flowers hung over the bel
knob.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day, and services will be held at the
house at II 80 1t was the wish of the
family that the funeral should be al
quiet as possible This bulletin wal
issued:
"The services at the house will be
confined absolutely to relatives, with
out any exception, it being NANTES
that selection outside the family cir
Gle would be impossible, the house be
ing too small to hold even a small par
: OF Mr.. Beecher's nearest friends. In
: terment will he in Greenwood GENE
Q terry"
d In accordance with an agreemen
s made many years ago between MI
n Beecher and DR.. Hall, that whoeve
died first the other should ohiciate Il
! the funeral, DR.. S. H. Hall will pei
II form theceremony.
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Mcclure, OF the Philadelphia Times,
writes to his paper from Washington
that the end has come to reckless and
prohigate pension legislation. But we
notice that Col Mcclure didn't reach
Washington in time to keep his pet
statesman, Mr.. Randall, from voting
for the Dependent Pension bill Job.
And it may be remarked that there is
not likely to be an end to pension ex-
travagance, and other devices for plum
dering the Treasury so long as there
are editors like Mcclure and states
men like Randall to devise ways and
means to keep up cur present system
Of tariff robbery.-American.
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Mahome's Political Future.

WASHINGTON, March THE Alex
andria Gazette this afternoon publish
es an interview with Gen. Malone, in
which he says that OF his future polit-
ical course he is uncertain, but it is
the belief that he will 60 into the fight
the coming fall and will assume the
leadership, and in the event OF success
browning his efforts he will again go
to the Senate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Important Declsion.

WASHINGTON, March THE SUI
preme court has to-day rendered a de-
cisionin case brought from Tonnes
see, which involves the right of one
State or municipality to impose a Ii
cense tux upon drummers or travelling
statesmen from another State seeking
to sell glods by samples Or otherwise,
The decision is that such taxation is
an interference with interstate com
merce, and is therefore unconstitu-
tional.
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Terrible Accident.

MEMPHIS, March Cat II :30oclock
Saturday night the train on the Iron
Mountain road from st. Louis for Tex
as went through bridge across a
creek at a point two and half miles
south Of Victoria, Mo. The abut-
ments of the bridge had been under
mined by a freshet and were still fur
ther weakened by the passage of the
train for Memphis half an hour before,
and when the Texas train was about
half over the structure suddenly gave
away in the center. The whole train
except the Pullman sleeper was pre-
cipitated into the swollen stream be-
low, the engine disappearing beneath
the turbid water. The engineer
jumped from his cab and was found
clinging to tree-top half a mile be-
low. He was rescued unhurt. The
fireman went down with the engine
and is supposed to be buried beneath
it. Two passengers are also reported
lost.
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The american says the papers that
say that only nine out of 100 demo-
cratic papers in the state have spoken
out against Gov. Taylor, tell some
thing which the lamented George
Washington couldn't tell, or words to
that effect. The American insists that
it has published condemnatory ex-
tracts from three times that number
OF papers. In Justice to the American
it is proper to say that we can name
sixteen democratic papers from which
t hat journal has taken extracts con-
demning Bob. This is not three times
nine nor a very large proportion Of
about 100 democratic newspapers in
Tennessee. We suggest that the
American print list of the papers
which have joined it in its war on the
democratic administration Banner
Speaking OF the temperance move
ment now prevalent in this section
the Philadelphia Telegraph remarks !:
Tennessee is about to join the column
OF states that will vote on constitution
al prohibition at an early day. Texas,
Mississippi, West Virginia, andTennss-
see will pass upon this question at the
polls this year or next. The growth
OF temperance sentiment in the south
the traditional home OF King Alec
hol-during the past year is some
thing marvellous The movement first
got firm footing in Georgia, and has
spread to nearly all the states. The
colored voters seem to be taking de.
cided stand in favor of abolishing the
liquor traffic, holding the balance Of
power in Atlanta and welding it for
prohibition in the most exciting and
bitterly contested municipal election
ever held in the city
MEMPHIS, March THE river here
to-day stands at 1862 feet on the gauge
a rise of two-tenths of foot in the
last twenty.four hours. This is the
highest water ever known here, being
two-tenths OF foot over the high wa
ter of 1882.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

The bill to submit to the people the
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxica-
ting liquors passed the house Monday
and now goes to the Governor. 1t will
become law and the election will
come off in September next,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Jerry .garnagin Appointed Coal
Oil Inspector.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March, Gov
ernor Taylor has appointed Jerry Jar
nagin coal oil inspector at Knoxville,
NoTE.-The above brief dispatch
was very comforting to one Of our cit
liens who has always been a fast friend
to the Governor. He is a genial,
warm-hearted fellow, and has many
warm friends who will congratulate
him upon his prometion.-Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

Jerry Jarnagin had the endorse
ment of nearly every business firm in
Knoxville for coal oil inspector. Yet
some fellow in the American says the
appointment gives general dissatisfac-
ton. The american crowd can't be
pleased.
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MRS. ]. G. HODGsON,
lNE
-MILLINER--
Rankin Block. johnson City:

Has opened at the above place
pretty stock Of Millinery, Hats and Bonnets
In Felts, Ashakrone and straw. Black and col
ored Frames in all yarities, Tips Lampkins,
veiveteens, Ribbons and Ornsmets for Trim
mings.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

NASHVILLE, March s.-Mrs, Link,
who has been at Tracy City for the
past two years, for diamond stealing,
was to-day pardoned by Governor
Taylor
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THE COMET.
Johnson City. Tenn. March 10. 1887.

Muse, the Nashville correspondent
Of the Courier-Jonraal is a Repubh-
can.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

The Knoxville Tribune is engaged
in the harmless task Of reading better
and wiser Democrats than itself out of
the Democratic party.
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MEDICAL.

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terms free. Better not DELAY
Costs you nothing TO send us your address and
find out; II you are wise You will do so az once.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

The Knoxville daily Sentinel heart.
lily supports Gov Taylor. We hope it
will soon become a morning paper.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-29
SATURDAY, JANUARY 90, 1887.
SPECIAL TO ADVERTISERS
OF SALES.

We have been like the farmer, endeayor-
ing to get fair price for our produce; like
he artisan and the laborer, striving to OBJ
tain proper remuneration for our work,
and in SO doing, we have stuck to the rates
for advertising as agreed upon by the w.
Va, Press Association. For the past two
years, che other papers in town have cut
these rates and are still cutting so low as
to make newspaper publishing, close akin
20 beggary. We had hoped that ordinary
business reason, would cause cut-throat
rates to cease. But it has not. Now, we
have finally determind to accept the inevi-
table and invite competition on rates for
saIes,e We will do as the others are do
ing on Spring Sales, lump the contract for
advertising and posters and will discount
any rate they make, ten per cent. This will
also apply to job work. Our circulation
and facilities are unequalled between the
Blue Ridge and the Allegheny mountains.
Now call.for competitive rates.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-29

Mrs. Taylor, Of Freehold, N. ]. has
returned home after pleasant visit to
friends here.
Miss Minnie Bowers is visiting at
Newark, @.
Mr.. Dave Myers, of Hanover, Pa,
was in town on Wednesday.
Hon. j. r. Smith, of Berkeley Springs
was here on I uesday.
Miss stephens, of Winchester, is Wis,
iting Miss Susie Buxton.
c. w, johnson Deputy Assessor of
Morgan Co. was in town Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Doll is visiting in Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. j. l.. w. Baker, of this place.
spent several days in Baltimore last
week.
Miss Emma Berry has returned home,
after long Wait to friends In Ohio,
Miss Minnie Frazer one of Martins.
burg's most attractive young ladies.
came home on last Wednesday, from
her school at Oxford, Ohio, to spend a
three weeks semi-annual vacation. Miss
Minnie is looking remarkably well,and
seemed rejoiced to get back home and
greet old friends, who certainly enjoyed
seeing her. Statesman.
Mr.. II. w. HYDE, son of DR.. Jno.
p. Hyde, Principal of the Valley Fe-
male College, this city, left for Biz
mingham, Ala, Monday morning. He
was licensed by his Honor Judge VIM.
L. Clark at the last term of the Court
to practice law. OF manly bearing, ex-
celent habits, good address and ample
mental equipment he will no doubt
soon make good business connection.
We regret to lose him from our COM
munity. He takes with him the best
wishes of every one who knew him,
May his lines be cast in pleasant places. F"
- Winchester Times.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-29

JOHN BULL, Stop Uncle SAM
"Carnsarn you, John Bull, you have
got to stop. The American nation will
hereafter be spelled with a double
breasted "N.' Canadian impudence
and English foolishness, shall be stop
ped, or we'll sick ingalls,, Vest and the
whole U. s. Senate onto you. Say, have
you forgotten how we LANDED your
smarty soldiers in 1878 and split the
rotten hulls Of your old battle ships in
1924 BY all the great cucumbers and
pumpkins of New England, you must
stop fooling with the Star-Spangled
Banner. You may tie the Atlantic
ocean up in your handkerchief, throw
salt in the eyes of old Jupiter, paste
"for rent" over the moon, haul the Al
leghanies away in a wheel barrow. but
you cannot insult my subjects without
being badly damaged. John Bull, you
stump-nosed little rascal, / have both
eyes on you, and so have all the people
of the Nation. Beware how you tread,
for the ground is covered with steel
traps and overhead there is forming
war of elements that may unroof your
upper story in the twinkling of an eye.
BY the great Ingalls,w mean business
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MINUS s47o.-"The way Of the trans

MINUS S470.-sThe way of the trans
gressor is hard,n aud few are they who
fail to find the wisdom of the assertion
1t was particularly the case with Mr..
Daniel Staub, of this city. an engineer
on the Second Division of the b. d o.
r. r. Last Friday he came down town
with $500 in his pocket book. He spent
for drinks and store-bills $50. lie
woke up Saturday morning minus mon
ey and pocket-book and with no recoi-
lections of how they had disappeared.
Ann Johnson, colored girl showed two
other colored women, on the night OF
the robbery, a pocket book fun OF
greenbacks, which she declared she had
taken from Staub, saying she would
keep the money, bnt burn the pocket
book. Complaint was made to detec-
tive Charles O'Neal, who set TO work
with his usual shrewdness to work up
the case. In an hour he had all the
clue he wished, and in company with
Deputy-Sheriff Charles Hollis, went to
the house of one Cyrus Pritchard, and
finding the woman Johnson wthin, &C
cused her of stealing the money. This
she denied. The officers then search
ed in the ashes and found the
frame of pocket-book. A thorough
search of the premises failed to reveal
the money. The woman was placed In
Jail, and on Monday morning Cyrus
Pritchard and a second colored girl were
given berths in "Hotel Dumford, "
charged with being accessories to the
robbery. These low, wicked women are
too numerous they sadly corrupt the
morals of our young men the authori-
ties should arrest them whenever they
are found violating the regulations of
society and the law.
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GEE, whoa, wah, February!

THE Harper's Ferry correspondence
was too late for this issue. 1t will appear
next week,
JOLLY WAITE is cozaing. He lisa
prince of good fellows.
WATERMELoNs are gushing into
market in Florida towns.
Some rich New Y ork lovers pay $50
for bouquet of white Violets.
NEVER was the tcwn so unclean
looking, rs it is now. Was it
CITY Fathers, fix the pavements.
Their condition is fearfully mean.
REMEMBER the f sh law is now in ep-
Grafton. Offenders will be punished.
Mr.. S. L. DoDD was quite i'll theirst
part of the week, butts able to be about
again.
CAPT. CoLsToN has been confined to
bed the greater portion of the week. We
hope he is not seriously ill.
THERE is no truth in the rumorthat
the knights OF Labor are about ia
augurating a strike in this city.
Mr.. r. ID. BOYER has sold his pre-
perty on east King street to Miss Anna
Bowman for $4,000.
EMMERT 81 FIERY have bought I'll.
N. Deatrick' property on Queen Street
next to Market house. Price So, 200.
WHY do not the corporate authorities
clean the aud from off the streets? The
least fall of rain makes them unfit for
travel. There is no occasion for such
neglect
Mr.. JOHN PAULDING ana Miss Mamie
Boreman were married on Wednesday
night, and are now away on tkeir wedding
tour. We extend congratulations and
wish them much happiness
HENRY NJ. HERRING has bought
Myers 81 Bros. New York Tea Store
and will open up for himself in James
Myers new building next door to the
Valley House the list of February.
THE ladies of the M. Z. Church, of
Bunker Hill, will hold an oyster supper,
TO commence on Wednesday night, Feb
ruary End and continue four nights.
Proceeds for the church. M
Bro. w s. SNYDER has obtained an
other ear of corn in the government
corn-crib. He has been tendereda posi-
tion in the government printing office.
Congrats. old boy. n
DELEGATE BOWERS voted for the
submission of the prohibition amend
ment delegate Ropp voted against it.
This is case of great minds running
in different channels.
HARRY MoREHoUsE has improyised a
cute damper for the prevarieator. He fix
ed large calendar ON the wall, printed
underneath it,: "Im somewhat of a liar
myself" To the calendar he then attach
ed string, which runs to the accountant
desk. When a drummer or local Mum
chausen commences to relate his stories,
Harry pulls the string, and the astonished
story-teller looks aghast at the printing
on the wall. One dose is sufficient.
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COMMITTED SUICIDE.-William s..
Hout, who has been employed for ten
years as compisitor on the Report was
found dead in the kitchen Of his home,
at 500 Guerrero st. The inmates of the
upper portion of the house made the dis
covery, and informed Officer Moran,
who made an examination of the place.
Hout lay on the floor, and his clothes
were covered with blood, which had
flown from deep cash in his throat.
A razor lay by his side, and there were
blood marks on the wall and the looking
glass. 1t was evident that he had COM
mitted suicide, although he left no let
tiers signifying his intention to do so.
From appearances he had stood In front
OF the mirror, cut his throat with ra-
zor, staggered and fell beside the stove,
where he was found. The Coroner was
notified, and as the body was being con
veyed away in the Morgue wagon the
widow of the suicide arrived at the
house. She had been absent for five
days on visit to the country. Hout
and his wife had always lived happily
together, and there are no reasons
known why he should have ended bis
life. He was 20 years Of age.-Sdn
Francisco Chronicle.
This account nf the suicide of Mr..
Sibe Hout, will be read with surprise
and sadness, by our readers. Many will
remember his kind heart, noble ambi-
tion and sunny, happy disposition.
Years ago he left home to battle for for
tune and emolument. Once in awhile
news reached his parents and friends of
his steady progress and deserved sue
cess But few months ago he wrote a
touching letter to the Statesman, in
which he spake in tender terms of his
boyhood home and friends. No one sus-
pected that he would even destroy his
own life. But the human mindtis sub
ject to strange thoughts and wild, fren-
zed promptiDgs, and who can tell but
that in moment of intense anxiety by
reason of a fretted imagination, Sibe
did not rashly commit the horrible act,
that robbed him of life, made desolate
his home, and wrung the hearts of his
wife and aged parents. God comfort
them all. IT'S sad to think that Sibe
should lay beneath the sods of distant
California, while the violets of spring
will soon bespangle the hills and dales
of the scenes he loved SO well. A tear
to his memory; may the tender, loving
God have mercy upon his soul.
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ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN JEFFER.

ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN JEFFER-
SON -Messrs. Alex Murphy and James
Furr, of Harper's Ferry, were engaged
in hauling with two horse team Of
Mr.. Murphys, to Car near the Ii. q o,
crossing at Duflields depot. While
crossing the tracks, and when partly
over, the thunder and rumble Of tine
limited express, which was several hours
late, indicated danger. Mr.. Murphy
jumped from his seat on the wagon and
attempted TO back the team. The
horses would mot budge.r just then
the engine struck the animals, killing
both, and at the same time lifted Mr.
M. higher than the smoke-stack. His
head and side were fearfully cut and
bruised. at the same time Mr.. Fur,
who was in the rear of the wagon. at
tempted to jump out, but fell 10 front
of the engine and was instantly killed.
The accident was terrible affair, and
the greatest wonder about it was that
Murphy was not also killed. c5
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-29

AN IMPosITIoNIr PAssED.-We I'M
derstand bill has been proposed In the
legislature, asking that this 13th) ju
dicial circuit be enlarged. The Trainer
of such bill certainly does not under
stand the fitness of things. Jefferson
Co. alone has more court business than
the FIVE counties composing Judge
Armstrong; circuit. Then there are
Berkeley and Morgan counties, besides.
Now, If the bill should pass, (which we
do not believe), it must necessarily fol-
low that one or two of those Eve coun-
ties must be added to this circuit, there
by increasing the work of our judge,
and decreasing that OF Judge Arm
strong. We sincerely hope our dele
gates will discountenance the bill and
vigorously oppose it or, if it must
pass, introduce an amendment, increas-
ing our Judges salary in ratio with the
increased burthen and territory added
to his charge. Justice demands either
that. or the defeat of the bill.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-29

DIDN'T GET HOME UNTIL MORN
ING.--Some ten couples of the intimate
friends of Miss Minnie Bowers, gave her
a splendid surprise party on last Thurs
day night They took possession of the
house, telling Miss Minnie that as she
was going toleave for Newark, Ohio,
on the early morning train, they would
make the evening very pleasant for her.
Never did iollier crowd assemble in
this town. Some were dancing, others
were playing games, and still others
were singing and talking. About IL
O'Clock all passed out to supper and sat
down to a table iadened with ice-cream,
cakes, oranges, lemonade, Malaga
grapes, nuts and candies. Frank Will
liams attempted to put plate of ice
cream into his pocket, but made mis-
cradle failure. George Myers, not sat-
isfied with munching the victuals, stuff
fed his pockets full Of toothpicks. AT
ter supper new arrival was announc-
ed in the person of Miss Charlie Pine,
decked out in the latest style, with a
mother. Hubbard, a Ia hustle. She was
quite handsome, and became the envy
of the other fair lassies. The whole
crowd seemed happy and full Of life.
After hours of entertainment the
guests departed for home, wishing Miss
Minnie pleasant visit, and carrying
away with them many pleasant reco-
lections of the evening.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-29

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Window France, Ssh and shutters,
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ing done to order frol 5000 per square
End upwards. GALLON them at the old
plsning mill, foot II Maple Avenue, nsar
B u u. Freight Depot.
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Mr.. CHARLEY SHARFF spent sever
al days with the good people of Back
Creek Valley recently, and speaks in
glowing terms OF their hospitality and
kindness.
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